Fox Pushes Monarch to Next Season, Just 2 Weeks Before Planned Premiere
Susan Sarandon‘s ascension to country music superstardom will have to wait. Fox‘s Monarch, which was scheduled to premiere on Jan. 30, is now being held until the fall, TVLine has learned.
“With an incredible pedigree of talent and musical performances, the powerfully compelling drama, Monarch, is a top priority for Fox Entertainment in 2022,” a Fox Entertainment spokesperson says. “Unfortunately, due to the unavoidable realities of the pandemic and the profound impact Covid-19 continues to have on our industry and around the world, it is necessary to reschedule Monarch‘s January 30 debut to the Fall.”
The statement continues: “As the cornerstone of Fox’s new 2022-23 slate, shifting a show of this magnitude allows us to have its entire first season produced, create additional, high-profile content and promotional windows to support launch, and give our viewers the best opportunity to enjoy the series as intended with a non-compromised run of episodes. We thank our cast, producers, writers and the entire crew for their tireless work and continued dedication to the country music-filled world that is Monarch.”
Monarch is described as a “Texas-sized, multigenerational musical drama about America’s first family of country music. The Romans are fiercely talented, but while their name is synonymous with honesty, the very foundation of their success is a lie. When their reign as country royalty is put in jeopardy, Nicky Roman, the heir to the crown, already battling an industry stacked against her, will stop at nothing to protect her family’s legacy.”
The series stars Sarandon as Dottie Cantrell Roman, Trace Adkins as Albie Roman, Anna Friel as Nicolette Roman, Beth Ditto as Gigi Taylor-Roman, Martha Higareda as Catt Phoenix, Emma Milani as Ana Phoenix, Iñigo Pascual as Ace Grayson and Joshua Sasse as Luke Roman.
Fox has yet to announce what will replace Monarch, both in its premiere slot and its regular Tuesday-at-9 slot. Production on the show’s freshman season is scheduled to continue in Atlanta through the spring.
What say you, potential Monarch viewers? Are you disappointed by this last-minute delay, or were you never planning on checking this out? Hit PLAY on the trailer below, then drop a comment with your thoughts.
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I’m disappointed!
I was very excited. Now this makes me believe that it will be cancelled.
Right most likely we’ll see
Me thinks maybe it was so bad they thought some re-writes and re-shoots might be in order…
There reasons don’t make sense given it’s already been heavily promoted. They could have aired a few episodes and if well received, people would have looked forward to more in the fall.
Extremely disappointed! I do not watch reality shows stupidity! So I guess back to Netflix, apple and prime.
So sad!!
kinda disappointed because been waiting for this especially my countrymen back home we so excited to see all of them especially inigo Pascual which is a good actor .. I respect the decision of the network.. ty
I don’t watch anything on Fox, and I mean anything. Never heard of this new program so nothing to miss.
And you just felt compelled to share that for some reason? Please tell us more about what you don’t watch.
The question was if we read properly was if we planned on watching it or not and her answer was just as relevant as everybody else’s. And who knows maybe the people at Fox keep tabs on some of these columns and if there’s little interest in the show before it starts I’m sure they take that into consideration as well.
Thank you. An accurate assessment of a non-comment.
Why even read the article, let alone comment!?!?
Did you miss the comment asking us whether we planned on watching this show or not? Your rage seems a little excessive, given it’s only a TV show we haven’t seen yet.
I for one hadn’t heard about this show, but based on the content and the cast I don’t plan to do so. I can definitely do without another love letter to Texas. Not everyone is enthralled with that state.
So true. Definitely looks like they’re trying to make it an Empire or a Nashville and want to put it in Texas because of Yellowstones huge popularity. Kevin Costner, Taylor Sheridan and the gorgeous mountains of Montana lured a lot of people into that show and the actors are phenomenal plus they all work well together I’ve already heard stories that Susan Sarandon is not the best person to work with~ She’s allegedly a diva and it’s hard to work with a lot of those when you’re in a multi cast show.
So??
The Cleaning Lady is the only current FOX scripted show I watch
i’m really digging the Cleaning Lady
I LOVE THE CLEANING LADY Too- AWESOME
This is the same person who feels compelled to join groups he hates so he can tell them he hates them. What a waste of air. Don’t let the screen door hit you on the way out. Now go awayl
Either they know they have something good in their hands, or it’s know its a complete dud, there is no in-between.
Strategy wise it’s a good thing to have a show ready to go with no interruption for fall season, who knows what kind of waves the pandemic will be making at that time.
Yeah, I was looking forward to this being the new “Nashville.” I guess we’ll just have to wait a little bit longer.
It’s like Fox wants to lose the ratings war. The Masked Singer can’t keep a network afloat. Even that show is on its last leg.
I watched the masked singer once. Then I said to myself, why are people looking at this show? Never watched it again. I watch the 911 show’s and was going to give this a try. Oh, well.
I thought the same! I only watch 911 and The Resident.
Because Ryan Reynolds wants to sing in a unicorn costume.
I was really looking forward to this but I also feel like this show deserves the treatment it’s getting. In a good way. If Fox is that dedicated to it then it deserves the Fall treatment, not as some mid-season replacement that would’ve probably been cancelled after one season.
Naturally because we don’t need another Nashville.
Sad to see this but also makes sense if Covid is impacting production that much. I’m guessing it’s also for the concert scenes which likely can’t be filmed at all right now. Will be interesting to see what takes it’s place.
CGI and stock footage can do wonders for concert scenes these days so they can’t use that as an excuse. I have a feeling it has to do with the lead actors if you’ve read anything over the years about some of them🤔Plus the Fox Entertainment division hasn’t been making the best decisions and choices the last few years.
Not fair when we were so looking forward to it!@
Still hadn’t decided whether I was going to watch the show.
Susan Sarandon is a strong argument in favor, and I do miss “Nashville”, but promos so far made it look pretty cheesy. My first thought when I saw this headline was that it’s bad news for “The Big Leap”. Not that I had much hope for that show continuing prior to watching their finale, but the discussion of Season 2 for the show-within-a-show was so much fun to think about. I assume Fox is planning to cancel “Our Kind of People” and “The Big Leap” so they figure they will have lots of slots in their schedule to fill and they’d rather hold “Monarch” to the fall than have it bust as well and start from scratch.
The Big Leap is done. They just haven’t announced it. So is Our Kind of People.
Too bad. I like both those shows. I would choose My Kind Of People over The Big Leap, though.
Not a good sign, no matter what spin is. To move it this close to its premiere after promoting it since last year, suggests they didn’t like what they saw.
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Are SS and Trace goinng to pull in young viewers? I expected this to be a repeat of Filthy Rich. If it lasts 2 seasons, I’d be shocked.
plus remember they did the same thing with next it was promoted promoted and promoted and 2 weeks before it premired they did the same thing, i liked the show, but again i like many one season shows
You are right. I am just hoping there will be enough older viewers to keep this show afloat. I’m excited about it!
So… Basically the same as with Next and Filthy rich, it’ll be canned after 10 episodes because no one will remember it exists by then.
BINGO! Every time I saw the promos I thought yeah this isn’t gonna last. Hollywood needs to come up with more creative , fresher ideas and better writers. And probably pick a better net work.
From what I’ve heard Omicron is forcing production to shut down until March or April, so if Fox thinks this is going to be a marquee show it’s a good move to put a pin on it and give it a full season in the fall (with all that entails a fall premiere) instead of making it a mid-season replacement with a truncated episode run and long break in the middle.
Nope. It’s being filmed now
Mmmm sounds like perhaps the screenings or advance viewing didn’t come out too positive. There probably needs to be some re writes or some recasting.
I have worked on this show and it’s been poorly run. Issue after issue. Don’t see the need to go into more details
I won’t watch anything with Susan Sarandon, so I don’t care f they ever debut the show!
Odd turn, yes? This should’ve been a major TV event. Strong drama with top talent. I’d have postponed for Covid too, to guarantee momentum serialized dramas need to succeed. But after so much promotion, one has to wonder. Hoping this will shine come fall. Be nice to have strong writing and high production values. More time could allow for that.
It sounds like “Filthy Rich” all over again. Delay then when it finally comes on it bombs and gets cancelled. They’ll probably delay it to mid-season too.
I know Right lol
So they’re claiming Covid-related delays but then immediately state that “production on the show’s freshman season is scheduled to continue in Atlanta through the spring.” Reminds me of when Fox delayed Terra Nova because of “special effects” and then reworked the pilot multiple times before finally letting it premiere months later where it arrived DOA.